Story of a possible future

 I have subscribed to this on-line magazine for a few months. emergencemagazine

It is very inspiring. I took the time to listen to the author reading this essay, story if you will.

What caught my attention (I know many of you already have considered this) is writing the story of our future that we want, not the armegeddon that gives supposed entertainment on the screen.

Prophesies of Possibility, A Ripening of the New World, by Jamie Figuero.

Tara-Anand

I was first interested in her experience of having water difficulties in the middle of a city. It reminded me of our recent weeks long struggle in Asheville and the surrounding areas which had no wateer....or intermittent water.

This was the blurb describing the article, which could then be clicked on and listened to or read. 

“A story can be living. It can be an activating force that alters vibration, transcends time, and shifts not only how we perceive, but our shared reality itself.”

When we imagine the future, words like “Armageddon” or “apocalypse” or “collapse” may come to mind. But to what extent do the stories we tell ourselves create the world we are living in? In this essay, Afro-Taíno author Jamie Figueroa considers the kind of world she wants to inhabit and the stories that will make it so. When a difficult living situation confronts her with narratives of catastrophe and colonialism that restrict her spirit, she draws upon the guidance of three Indigenous women to help her access her own embodied knowing. Embracing the unknown, she summons the imagination, sovereignty, and courage needed to restory herself and help rebirth the world.

I really enjoyed listeing to it, going to another situation, lifestyle choices, and imagining myself going through those events. But the impact was that it didn't point to continuation of the way things were, but to another future that existed only in the participants' imaginations.

Today's quote:

We have to imagine things for them to happen. We have to imagine differently. I don’t know how people can get though great tragedy and loss without a story. The key to what the world can be is in the imagination. That’s where we’re going to find it.” Dr. Renda Madrigal, a Chippewa author, clinical psychologist, and mindfulness facilitator. 

“Western civilization diminishes intuitive, instinctual knowing and turns it into something silly.” She related the body’s knowing and intuition to power. “Power in an Indigenous way. When we build our inner power, the power that we have, we can hone and develop it instead of being afraid and cutting ourselves off. It’s so vital in figuring out how to navigate ourselves in this world.”